heist

Example Sentences

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But Jacks may not have been able to pull off the heist without 21-year-old Ahmed, whose six from the second ball he faced brought the chase to life in his first World Cup match.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In a Los Angeles County jewelry heist, investigators last year linked a burner phone from a traffic accident to the heist location and to other crimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Her departure comes just months after thieves carried out a brazen heist that stunned officials and the art world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In fourth place was Amazon MGM's heist thriller "Crime 101," starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo, with $5.8 million.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

They were hiding the room for themselves and, in the process, implicating me in the biggest heist of all time.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys